Filter



July 21, 1942.

H. R. BASSETT FILTER Filed Dec. 7, -1939 42 Asheew-sxmt 2 ofooo oooo'ooooooo Attorneys By @M M I for which it may be Patented July 21, 1942 l UNITED STATES l`PATENT oi-rice 2 Claims. (Cl. 210-165) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in filters for use particularly in the suction line from a well to an electric pump but it will be understood, of course, that the device may be used for any other purpose found adapted and desirable.

An important object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a filter of the aforementioned charactercomprising a strainer unit embodying a novel construction and arrangement which is such as to provide a comparatively large area or surface through which the fluid may pass, ing maximum efficiency.

Another important objectof the invention is to provide a filter of the character described which may be expeditiously disassembled for cleaning or other purposes when'desred.

thereby assur- Still another very important object of the invention is to provide a filter of the character set forth comprising means including a vent andball check valve for controlling back flow of the fluid to the well.

A still further important object of the invention is to provide a filter of such construction that the operation of the device may be convenv l iently observed.

. Other objects of the invention are a filter o the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly eiiicient pact and which may be manufactured at low cost.

and reliable in use,`com` to provide All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompany-D ing drawings vlI-iereiri. like characters of referconstructed in accordance with the present invention.

' ence designate corresponding parts throughout strainer unit.

Figure 7 is a detailview in perspective of the removable shield Ywhich is provided for the Referring now t the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprisesan annular shell I of suitable material, preferably metal. On diametrically oppositesides the shell I is provided with an internally threaded inlet 2 and an internallythreaded outlet 3, It'may be wellto here state that the shell I is to be interposed in the suction line preferablyy ata point close to the pump. The inner en'd portion of the inlet 2 is formed to provide a valve seat 4. The innerend of the outlet 3 is formed to pro.- vide a seat 5 the purpose of which will be presently set forth.

The shell I further includes vertical necks 6 on its upper and lower ends. Referring now to Figure 4 of the drawings,it will be observed that the shell I is provided with a vent 1. A manually operable valve 8 which is threadedly mounted on the shell I controls the vent 1.

Removably mounted on the upper and lower ends of the annular she11 I are bowls 9 of glass or other suitable transparent material. It will be observed that the necks o project into the bowls 9. Integral knobs ill are provided on the closed lends of the bowls 9. The bowls 9 are removably secured in position on the shell I through the medium of resilient fasteners which are designated generally by the reference numeral II. Gaskets I2 of suitable` material prevent leakage between the bowls 9 and the shell I`.

The resilient fasteners II include pairs of parallel intermediate springs I3 which are adapted to v receive the knobs Ill therebetween. The pairs of intermediate springs I3 are connected to single end springs I4. The springs I4 terminate, at one end, in hooks I5 (see Fig, 4) which are engageable in sockets I6 provided therefor in the Figure 2 is a view in vertical section through. y

the device, the removable strainer unit shield being broken away.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view, tak'en substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through I a side portion of the device.

Figure 5 is a detail view in front lelevation of the strainer tting.

Figure 6 is a plan View securing' devices for the bowls.

removable transparent of one of the resilient under tension.

shell I for anchoring the connectors II thereto .Removably mounted in the shell I and extending upwardly and downwardly therefrom into the bowls is a strainer unit or assembly which is designated generally by the reference numeral I1. The strainer unit I1 is substantially crescent shaped and comprises perforated plates I8 and I9 between which apertured spacers 20 are se-s cured at vertically spaced points. The entire strainer is provided with a-coveringli of 4wire cloth. Removably mounted on the front'of the strainer unit I1 is a perforated shield 22 of suitu able metal or other material. Of course. the

shield 22 conforms substantially to the shape of the front of the strainer unit I1. It may be well to here state that the shield 22 is slipped on and on' the strainer unit I1 fromthe upper end of said unit. A lug 29 is struck from the upper portion of the shield 22 for engagement with the upper end of the strainer unit I1 for supporting said shield thereon.

'I'he strainer unit further includes va tting 29 for mounting said strainer unit in the shell I. 'I'he fitting 23 extends through an opening provided 'therefor in the plate I9 and is engageable with the seat 5 in the outlet 3. Projecting vertically from the flanged inner end 2l of the fitting 23 are. arms 25 which accommodate securingk the pump in operation and the vent 1 closed,4

uid is drawn into the device through the inlet 2 and rises to approximately the levelindicated by the broken line 28 in Figure 2 of the drawings, thereby lifting the ball float valve 21 well .above said inlet 2. The vacuum or suction created in the device draws the bowls 9 tightly against the gaskets I2 in a manner to positively prevent leakage. The uid flows freely around the strainer unit I1 and enters said unit through the Wire cloth, the perforated plates I8 and I9, etc. Of

course, the strained fluid leaves the device through the outlet 3.r Particles of scale, sediment and other foreign matter in the fluid are arrested by the wire cloth 2| and d'rop by gravity into the lower bowl 9 each time the pumping operation ceases. As the wire cloth 2I becomes fouled and clogged the fluid rises in the device and flows through a clean or unclogged portion of said wire cloth. This continues until substantially the entire area of the strainer unit I1 has become clogged, which condition may be conveniently observed through the transparent bowls 9. The device is now ready for cleaning. 'I'his operation is performed by rst opening the vent 1, thereby breaking the vacuum which has been created in the device. When the vacuum is thus broken the fluid in the device rushes back `through the inlet 2 toward the well and engages the ball float valve 21 on the seat 4. Thus, the suction line is sealed at this point. The upper bowl 9 may now be removed by vsimply detaching its fastener II from the shell I in an obvious manner. The fluid remaining in the suction line to the pump and in the lower portion of the device is then siphoned oil after which the lower bowl 9 is removed from the shell I. The strainer unit I1 is nowtaken out of the shell I by remov- .ing the screws 29 and the shield 22 is removed.

After cleaning, the device is reassembled. When the vent 1 is again closed and the pump started a vacuum will build up in the device equal to that in the suction line to the well at which time the ball oat valve 21 will drop away from the seat 4 and the device is again in operation. The removable, perforated shield 22 mounted on the front of the strainer unit I1 protects the wire cloth 2I against damage from incoming particles of hard foreign matter as well as against frictional contact with the ball float 21.

It isbelieved that the many advantages of a filter constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily -understood and al-V though a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction 4and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Iwhich will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A filter of the character described comprising an annular shell open at its ends and having an inlet and anoutlet, transparentbowls removably mounted on the ends of said shell, knobs on said bowls,resi1ient fasteners engaged with said knobs and 'connected to the shell for securing the bowls thereto, and a substantially crescent shaped strainer unit mounted in the shell between the inlet and outlet-and projecting into the bowls. l

2. A filter comprising a shell provided with. an inlet and anoutlet, and upper and lower openings, and also having a valve seat at the inner end of the inlet and a seat at the inner end of the outlet. an elongated strainer substantially crescent-shape in cross section arranged vertically in said shell and including spaced, foraminous walls, said strainer having anv opening in the wall thereof at the convex side of the strainer and substantially aligning with said outlet, a tting extending outwardly of the strainer through said opening and provided at one end with a flange internally of the strainer, with the outer end of said fitting engaging in the aforementioned seat at the inner end of said outlet, means securing said strainer in fixed position within said shell and with its upper and lower ends projecting through the respective upper and lower openings of the shell, said strainer securing means' including means for securing the fitting in fixed position with respect tcv said strainer,

and a ball iloat valve freely movable in the shell at the concave side of saidl strainer and engageable with the seat and the inner end of said inlet, a transparent bowl extending upwardly from the upper opening of the shell and a transparent .bowl extending downwardly from the lower opening and respectively accommodating the aforementioned ends of said strainer, and fastening means engaged with said bowls and said shell for securing the bowls in position on the shell.

HOWARD R. BASSE'I'I. 

